Alert Volume

Winner: Tie

It’s very close. Tile claims to be slightly louder, based on decibels, but the Chipolo Classic often sounds just as loud—sometimes even louder. And the Chipolo Plus is said to be even louder.

Crowd Locating Network

Winner: Tile

Tile has a large network for finding lost trackers. Chipolo does have a network but the company doesn’t make any claims about the size of the user base.

Extra Features

Winner: Chipolo

Tile’s Sport and Style are waterproof — but so is Chipolo’s Plus. Chipolo Classic has a replaceable battery, and Chipolo offers unique features like a selfie shutter and phone finding through a dedicated website. Trackers from both companies can act as phone finders.

Mobile App

Winner: Tile

Chipolo has a very good app. But Tile has a great app.

Lifespan

Winner: Chipolo

Chipolo’s Classic allows users to replace batteries. Tile does not — once a Tile tracker runs out of battery (after a year or so), it’s essentially useless.

Price

Winner: Chipolo

Chipolo’s Classic and Plus are both $25. Tile’s Sport and Style are $35 each (though the company does also offer an older model for $25 as of this writing).

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The Chipolo Classic has a range of 200-feet and a 92-decibel siren, meeting industry standards.

Conclusion

Chipolo and Tile trackers seem pretty even when you break things down. We think the Tile experience is probably better overall, due to its top-notch app and robust crowd-finding network. But Chipolo’s added features and replaceable battery can’t be ignored, and the company’s Classic tracker more than holds its own in all categories.

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Gabe Turner is an attorney and journalist with a passion for home tech and secure, efficient living. Since graduating from NYU Law, he has maintained a paradoxical existence of trying to live life adventurously while remaining staunchly risk-averse. He is torn by the dual desires of wanting to only be in Brooklyn writing about housing policy and smart home tech and aspiring to visit his friends scattered across the globe. Gabe believes that stable, safe communities are the cornerstone to a vibrant and healthy society, and it is this passion that brought him to contribute to Security Baron.